Thanks for all the usefull messages. I only panicked about usefull consciousness because I had a question on airquiz asking how much useful consciousness I would have at 32,000 during moderate activity. it seems airquiz is a useful tool but asks questions for the sake of numbers.
another question i just thought of. I have already asked about the usefulness of flight sim x in learning to fly but would it be any help in practicing navigation with the use of a decent local scenery pack and map?